Change

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

About eight weeks ago, I felt the winds of change blowing again. I don’t know what aspect of my life will undergo some upheaval, but I’m convinced that changes are coming.Some change is inevitable when children go off to college or marry into a new family. Changes that are unanticipated cause the most anxiety. When we plan for a promotion and get it, the added work isn’t unpleasant. If we leave a job for another one or retirement, it’s a much better change than if we are fired. I suspect that it is easier being the one filing for a divorce than the one who is being divorced.Sometimes we long for change, but none occurs. We go back to school to complete a degree but we don’t get the job we long for. We pray for a spouse to be relieved from an addiction, or to be a more engaged parent, but it doesn’t happen.We worry when change occurs, and we worry when it doesn’t.I have friends and in-laws who have undergone tremend